When adaptation goes wrong – Climate Weekly
Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events As we move into 2023, “climate adaptation” is a phrase…
Brazil launches first raids against Amazon tree-cutters under Lula’s new government
Brazil’s new government is already having an impact on deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, an environmental enforcement agent claimed Brazilian environmental agents cut through the rainforest with machetes on Thursday…
Mexico plans to ban solar geoengineering after rogue experiment
A US startup carried out a geoengineering experiment in Mexico, which the country claims was done without prior notice and consent Mexico announced this Tuesday a set of measures to…
Airlines plot fight-back against France’s short-haul flights ban
The aviation industry plans to argue that banning short-haul flights is ineffective and impinges on EU citizens’ right to travel between countries The airline industry plans to invoke European Union…
A pragmatic request – Climate weekly
Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events It is hardly surprising that any host country for UN…
UAE puts oil company boss in charge of Cop28 climate talks
Campaigners called on Sultan Al Jaber to step down from the UAE’s state-owned oil company to avoid a conflict of interest The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has appointed Sultan…
Italy’s climate envoy resigns, leaving diplomacy in doubt
Alessandro Modiano resigned three months into a new far-right government and it is unclear if he will be replaced as climate envoy or if the position will be scrapped Italy’s…
World Bank adaptation funds slept through Pakistan’s record flooding
A $100 million project was meant to protect Karachi slumdwellers from flooding, but instead made many homeless before work stalled When it was announced, the World Bank’s Solid Waste Emergency…
Thunberg joins protest against German coal mine expansion
The German government agreed that utility RWE could expand the Luetzerath coal mine in exchange for a faster national coal phase-out Around 6,000 protesters – including climate activist Greta Thunberg…
In Davos, activists warn against climate inaction and greenwashing
As the world’s political and corporate leaders gather in Switzerland, activists and analysts are downbeat about the possibility of climate action As oil and gas executives rub shoulders with government…
PacifiCorp signs PPA for Wyoming wind farm output
NewsWind PowerOnshore The site of the Boswell Springs Wind Project under development by Innergex in Wyoming. (Courtesy: Innergex) PacifiCorp signed a 30-year power purchase agreement for the output of a…
Did COP15 Deliver a Paris Moment for Biodiversity? What’s Next for Companies?
Date/Time: January 19, 2023 (12-1PM ET / 9-10AM PT) Join us for a conversation on COP15 to discuss what biodiversity negotiators achieved in Montreal and which solutions are urgently needed…
